Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Ghana
Ghana: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.6549 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Ghana, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Ghana stood at 0.6549 GPIA.
The figure is down 6.4% on the previous year and up 99.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Ghana peaked at 0.7082 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3277 GPIA, in 2013.
That places Ghana 33rd out of 33 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Ghana, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.5408 GPIA | — |
| 2010 | 0.644 GPIA | +19.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3277 GPIA | -49.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3505 GPIA | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 0.7082 GPIA | +102.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6996 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.6549 GPIA | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5408 GPIA | 0.5408 GPIA | 0.5408 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.4407 GPIA | 0.3277 GPIA | 0.644 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.6876 GPIA | 0.6549 GPIA | 0.7082 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 122,558 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 35.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.97 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Ghana?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Ghana was 0.6549 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7082 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3277 GPIA in 2013.
- How does Ghana rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Ghana ranks 33rd out of 33 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, immigrant background, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release